Ever since phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wasunveiled in 2019 at the San Diego Comic-Con, it’s been no secret that in addition to the myriad of new heroes, more teams other than The Avengers will also be introduced. While more is not always a bad thing, with the sheer number of new characters confirmed for theMCU, the presence of more confirmed teams of heroes and villains could very well be spelling out what it will be like going forward....
Last weekend,The Girl On the Trainsteamrolled its competition with abox office winof $24.5 million in its first frame in theaters. This weekend, it will face a diverse trio of newcomers, Warner Bros.' thrillerThe Accountant, starringBen Affleck, Open Road Films’Max Steelstarring newcomerBen Winchelland the stand up concert filmKevin Hart: What Now?arriving in wide release. We’re predicting that it should be a runaway victory forThe Accountant, which should win with a projected $26....
The world has changed a lot since 2010. Political, social, and economic events have taken place that have shaped the reality that we currently live in, for both better and for worse. Regardless to say, the past ten years have been a defining time in cinema, changing the ways we look at stories and opening our minds to new methods of filmmaking.Cinema is something that should be constantly changing, growing, and broadening horizons....
Horror moviesstick with audiences in various ways. Some are disturbing, touching taboo subjects involving religion, sexuality, and the human condition. Some are just slashers meant to give audiences a two-hour escape from their everyday lives. Some horror movies take supernatural elements, combine them with gratuitous bloodshed, and give horror buffs their money’s worth. Let’s take a moment to honor the genre with these 10 ghost stories that are also extremely gory....
In the 2021 film thatmade waves at Cannes and Sundance, A24’sAfter Yangfeatures a number of subtle motifs to support complex themes that could easily go unnoticed. Unlike many of its science-fiction predecessors, director and writer Kogonada carefully crafts a vaguely futuristic world in which the technological advancements, though significant, are not the principal focus. There is what seems to be an advanced transportation system but only based on context clues nestled in close-up shots....
Remedy Entertainment has made some of the most cinematic video games to ever grace the medium. Starting withMax Paynein 2001 and its sequelMax Payne 2: The Fall of Max Paynetwo years later, it was clear that the Finnish studio wanted to tell intricate and powerful stories in a way that was rare at the time. Those two games told theneo-noir storyof NYPD officer Max Payne trying to solve his family’s murder....
WhenBruce Campbellreturned for a third time as Ash Williams inArmy of Darkness, the final movie in the originalEvil Deadtrilogy, the film inadvertently set up the future TV series ofAsh vs Evil Dead. However, the original planned ending of the movie set up a fourth film with Ash having awakened from an induced sleep to discover he had slept beyond his own time to discover a future world where things had clearly all gone wrong....
Captain Americahas been an American pop culture icon since 1941, when he was introduced inCaptain America Comics #1from then Timely Comics. It was Joe Simon who conceived the character and the brilliant artwork of Jack Kirby that brought him to life. Before joining the adventures of The Avengers in the ’60s, Cap was a lauded fighter of the Axis powersthroughout World War IIand Russia into the ’50s. Eventually taking on the mantle of the leader in the avenging super group in the Marvel Comics Universe, Captain America would go on to have hundreds of adventures and be a part of some of the most iconic story arcs in comic book history....
Chris Rock has revealed that he missed out on a few huge roles during the course of his career. According to the comedian, he was up for parts onFriendsandSeinfeld, two of the biggest TV shows in history. Ultimately, things didn’t pan out but Rock doesn’t seem to have any hard feelings about it. The reveal came during a recent appearance onThe Late Show. Host Stephen Colbert asked Chris Rock to address rumors that he was up for the role of George Costansa onSeinfeld, a role that ended up going to Jason Alexander....
On Thursday, July 21, during 2022’sSan Diego Comic-Con, Disney Animation announced thatMarvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaurwill feature an all-star lineup of marvelous guest stars. Excitingly for Marvel Cinematic Universe fans,Cobie Smuldersis returning as Agent Maria Hill. The previously announced animated series is based on theMarvel Comics' hit seriesMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, created by writers Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder, and artist Natacha Bustos. In the lead role as Moon Girl, aka the nine-year-old Lunella Lafayette, is Diamond White....
The movie rental kiosk service Redbox has filed a lawsuit against Disney’s home entertainment division, claiming the studio is using “hard-knuckle tactics” from preventing the rental kiosk from renting or selling its popular titles including theStar WarsandMarvel movies. Most recently, Disney has also tried to stifle the sale of digital downloads of Disney movies. Here’s an excerpt from the lawsuit below, which was filed Friday in federal district court in Los Angeles....
Beginning in 2016 withtheHarry PotterspinoffFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros. attempted to recapture the nostalgia and wonder that introduced us to a world of magic, wizards, witches, and a fantastic story based, of course, on the books by J.K. Rowling. The source material was there, which may be why every one of the films in theHarry Potterfranchise obtained stratospheric box office success and critical acclaim despitehaving multiple directorsthroughout the epic eight-film journey....
It was only a matter of time before Lisbeth Salander returned. In a brand-new interview while promoting the Quibi horror seriesThe Strangerbeing recut into a movie for Hulu,Veena Sudoffered a very exciting update for the upcomingThe Girl with the Dragon Tattooshow. Sud is helming the Amazon MGM Studios’ venture, and she toldScreen Rant: “I have a classic television show coming out for Amazon, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, another angry woman out to get the bad guys and the monsters....
